Skitour around Kyrgyzstan (14 days)

Day 1:

Meeting at the airport "Manas". Transfer to Karakol city. On the way stop at the ATM and road cafe (lunch is paid by yourself). Accommodation in a guest house (1 700 m.). Dinner. Meeting with the guide.

Detailed information:

Minimal altitude: 650 meters  

Average altitude: 1360 meters  

Highest altitude: 1750 meters  

Height difference: 1100 meters

Distance by car: 450 kilometers  

Day 2:

Breakfast. Transfer to Turgen-Aksuu gorge to the «Austrian Kiss» mountain. Skitour to the top and descent. Transfer to Jergalan valley. Accommodation in a guest house (2250 m.). Dinner.

Detailed information:

Start altitude: 2060 meters  

Average altitude: 2500 meters  

Highest altitude: 3120 meters  

Height difference: 1060 meters

Distance uphill: 6 kilometers  

Maximum gradient: 45 %  

Average gradient: 25 %  

Day 3,4,5,6:

Jergalan Valley, one of the best places in Kyrgyzstan for Skitour. Here we will spend 4 days, every day conquering new mountains and making pleasant skiing.

Breakfast. Skitour. Lunch on the way (lunch box). Dinner. Accommodation in a guest house (2250 m.).

Detailed information:

Start altitude: 2250 meters  

Average altitude: 2630 meters  

Highest altitude: 3150 meters  

Height difference: 900 meters

Distance uphill: 7 kilometers  

Maximum gradient: 45 %  

Average gradient: 30 %  

Day 7:

Breakfast. Transfer to the Barskoon village. On the way, we will visit the bazaar in Karakol and also make a short excursion to the Jeti-Oguz gorge and look at the red rocks that have become a local landmark. Accommodation in a guest house (1800 m.). Dinner.

Detailed information:

Minimal altitude: 1610 meters  

Average altitude: 1840 meters  

Highest altitude: 2650 meters  

Height difference: 900 meters

Distance by car: 200 kilometers  

Day 8,9:

The Arabel Plateau is a high-altitude valley, located at an altitude of 3,800 meters above sea level. Due to heavy rainfall there is always a lot of snow, which makes it possible to ski even in June. Peculiar alpine tundra. Here we will spend 2 days, every day conquering new mountains.

Breakfast. Skitour. Lunch on the way (lunch box). Dinner. Accommodation in a guest house (1800 m.).

Detailed information:

Start altitude: 3800 meters

Average altitude: 3940 meters

Highest altitude: 4100 – 4300 meters every day is different

Height difference: 300-500 meters

Distance uphill: 4 kilometers

Maximum gradient: 45 %

Average gradient: 30 %  

Day 10:

Breakfast. Transfer to the Suusamyr valley. On the way, we will visit with short excursion the «Fairy Tale» canyon, famous for its Martian landscapes. Accommodation in a cottage on the ski base (2970 m.). Dinner.

Detailed information:

Minimal altitude: 1600 meters  

Average altitude: 2080 meters  

Highest altitude: 3100 meters  

Height difference: 900 meters

Distance by car: 480 kilometers  

Day 11,12,13:

Suusamyr is a valley, 150 kilometers long, which lies between three large ridges of the northern Tien Shan: Kyrgyz, Suusamyr-Too and Jumgal-Too. It was through it that the Great Silk Road passed, and today it has become one of the favorite sights for tourists in Kyrgyzstan. Here we will spend 3 days, every day conquering new mountains.

Breakfast. Skitour. Lunch on the way (lunch box). Dinner. Accommodation in a cottage on the ski base (2970 m.).

Detailed information:

Start altitude: 2300-2970 meters  every day is different

Average altitude: 3200 meters  

Highest altitude: 3560 meters  every day is different

Height difference: 700 meters

Distance uphill: 4 kilometers  

Maximum gradient: 44 %  

Average gradient: 26 %  

Day 14:

Breakfast. Transfer to the Bishkek city, or airport «Manas». On the way stop at the road cafe (lunch is paid by yourself). Accommodation in Bishkek is not included in the price and program. End of the program.

Detailed information:

Minimal altitude: 730 meters  

Average altitude: 1400 meters  

Highest altitude: 3580 meters  

Distance by car: 150 kilometers  

Please Note: It is necessary to have warm clothes, spare clothes, spare shoes, sunglasses, sunscreen, ski crampons, avalanche equipment (transiver (beeper), probe, shovel), a ski with ski bindings, ski skins. If you have a specific disease, you should have your own first-aid kit with the necessary medications.

Included:

Transfer for the whole program

Accommodation for the whole program, except for "Day 14"

Meals during the accommodation (B-L-D)

Taxes and entrance fees

Guide

Not included:

Ski equipment

Avalanche equipment (beeper (transiver), probe, shovel)

Meals during transfer (road cafe)

Purchases

*The guide has the right to change the program in case of danger or bad weather